Covid-19

Cycling
Events

Roxana Mărăcineanu, France’s minister for sport, has outlined ambitious plans to open French sporting events to fans as soon as the end of July. 
Events

The International Association of Event Hosts has released the results of a survey investigating the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on its members
Rugby League
Stadia

The New South Wales (NSW) government has dropped controversial plans to give Sydney’s ANZ Stadium an A$800m (€484.4m/$538.3m)
Media

Pan-Nordic broadcaster Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has reintroduced full pricing for its sports channels in Denmark, Finland and Sweden and will also resume sports-rights payments
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Banco BS2, the main shirt sponsor of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo, will terminate its deal on June 30 with six months still to run on its contract.
Tennis
Events

Live tennis will return to the UK market later this month with subscription streaming service Amazon Prime Video securing rights to the ‘Battle of the Brits’ men’s exhibition tournament. T
Football
Events

With Japan's state of emergency now lifted across the country, its top football league, the J-League, has announced it will resume games on July 4 after an almost four-month gap due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Football
Events

Uefa is said to be planning to move the 2019-20 Champions League final away from Istanbul due to the Covid-19 pandemic and is thought to be weighing up alternative locations ahead of an Executive Committee…
Sponsorship & Marketing

James Venn, business director, Publicis Sport & Entertainment, urges Olympic sponsors to stay active and committed to their partnerships in the absence of this year's mega-event.
Baseball
Governance

Union proposes 114-game regular season with original 2020 contracts honored on prorated basis
Football
Governance

Major League Soccer faces the prospect of an unprecedented lockout after a package of economic concessions approved by the MLS Players Association in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic received immediate…
Cricket
Governance

Australia's cricket and rugby governing bodies are to implement further cost-cutting measures in response to the Covid-19 downturn
Baseball
Events

Japanese football's J-League is to resume first division matches on July 4, with the second and third divisions starting on June 27. Matches will be played behind closed doors
Football
Events

Spanish football's LaLiga will resume its 2019-20 season on June 11 and will play matches every day for at least the first week
Tennis
Events

The United States Tennis Association is now firmly focused on staging the US Open at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York, on its scheduled dates in the calendar
Football
Media

The French Football League (LFP) and international pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group have today (Friday) settled the thorny issue of outstanding international broadcast rights fee payments
Baseball
Events

The 2020 Major League Baseball Draft will be held remotely on June 10-11 and carried on multiple networks for the first time, it has been announced
Motorsport
Events

The MotoGP motorcycling series has announced the cancellation of this year’s British and Australian grands prix as its calendar continues to be impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.